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Barnet Early Years Alliance's vision is for children to ‘wallow’ in their learning. Annette Rawstrone reports
Building dens is a natural and important pastime in children's social and emotional development. Anne O'Connor explores how adults can support this form of play while respecting children's need for...
Fantasy play is easy to cater for. Nicole Weinstein provides some practice tips for practitioners and ideas for resourcing
Threading and lacing resources help develop hand-eye co-ordination, fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities. Early years setting assess a selection for Nicole Weinstein.
Making children in day nurseries wear electronic tags has been criticised as a 'gimmick' that is fuelling paranoia in parents. Tagging systems similar in design to the anti-theft tags used in clothes...
What a noise! Sound out the possibilities for developing listening and speaking skills with these ideas from Alice Sharp.
The conclusions of the Good Childhood Inquiry's final report are not borne out in early years settings' practice, argues Pat Gordon-Smith.
The possibilities of clay as a resource are endless. Nicole Weinstein provides some pointers
The play and learning opportunities that one mud hole can provide are extensive. Julie Mountain describes the creativity and experimentation encouraged by playing dirty.
Literacy is linked to a specific body of knowledge and skills, so practitioners should focus on helping children to acquire these essentials, says Vicky Hutchin.